Chapter Summaries

Qin Siyang learned that the Reincarnation Church had targeted Hu Chan and that Liu Yuelan had been hired by the Night Tranquility Merchants' Association to kill him. He secured Zhao Longfei's promise to investigate and deal with the association in exchange for completing three more missions.

• Qin Siyang received the rewards for five four-star missions and raised his God-Hunting Points to 512004.
• Zhao Longfei summoned Qin Siyang, Hu Chan, Zhao Sifang, and their companions to explain the findings from the suspects' memories.
• Zhao Longfei revealed that the Reincarnation Church had targeted Hu Chan and that the Night Tranquility Merchants' Association had hired Liu Yuelan to assassinate Qin Siyang, with the Jiang Family's Bright Sun Merchants' Association backing it.
• Zhao Sifang suggested using the incident to eliminate the Night Tranquility Merchants' Association, but Zhao Longfei demanded three more missions from Qin Siyang in exchange for helping him.
• Qin Siyang accepted the deal and warned Zhao Longfei that he could not back out.

Zhao Longfei shamelessly tried to win Qin Siyang over before revealing that the Richar Family had lost a major shipment of military supplies meant for the Yan Character Legion. He suggested that Chu Baxing might know where the stolen goods went, and Qin Siyang suspected Chu’s father had taken them.

• Zhao Sifang revealed that Qin Siyang had thousands of Doom Octopus carcasses, prompting Zhao Longfei to grab Qin’s arm and beg him to remember their bond.
• Qin Siyang broke free from Zhao Longfei and prepared to leave, but Zhao insisted that the matter he needed to discuss also concerned Chu Baxing.
• Zhao Longfei explained that the Richar Family was in severe financial trouble after a shipment of supplies for the Yan Character Legion was stolen.
• Zhao Longfei hinted that Chu Baxing might know where the shipment had gone, and Chu denied any knowledge of it.
• Qin Siyang said it sounded like something Chu Baxing’s father would do, citing Chu’s claim that his father would do anything to secure supplies.

Zhao Longfei explained that the Richar Family’s lost shipment had left it heavily indebted and proposed a coalition to destroy its influence across several factions. He secured the young leaders’ involvement, then asked Qin Siyang for support, and Qin agreed to help in exchange for payment.

• Zhao Longfei explained that Yan Budong demanded a refund or delivery of the Richar Family’s lost goods, while the merchants’ association required the family to force Nanrong University out of Area No. 7 to cover its debt.
• Qin Siyang learned that Kav had approached Zhao Longfei for information about the shipment, and Zhao suspected the Richar Family had also sought help from other merchant groups.
• Zhao Longfei proposed that Chu Baxing, Hu Chan, and Gu Yunpeng work with the Zhao Family to eliminate the Richar Family’s influence in the Lotus Cloud Merchants’ Association, the Three Harmonies Church, and the United Government.
• Zhao Longfei told Gu Yunpeng that he had obtained approval from the people behind the young leaders, including Yu Ziying, before sharing the plan.
• Qin Siyang asked to leave because the plan did not involve him, but Zhao Longfei requested his support, and Qin agreed to provide it if he was paid.

Qin Siyang and the Zhao brothers learned that Yan Budong, Commander of the Yan Character Legion, had been killed alongside his guard, Zhang Ziliang, at their headquarters after members of the Richar Family visited. The Yan Character Legion and other factions began responding, while Qin Siyang sensed the Safe Zone could be descending into chaos.

• Qin Siyang stopped Zhao Longfei from treating their group like one family and said everyone would have to negotiate with him individually for help.
• Zhao Longfei answered a call from Zhao Longteng and learned that Yan Budong had been killed inside the Yan Character Legion's headquarters.
• Zhao Longteng reported that Hento and Ravel of the Richar Family had visited Yan Budong, and that Yan Budong and his guard, Zhang Ziliang, were found dead after they left.
• Zhao Longteng said the Yan Character Legion had reported the killings to the United Government, sent troops to sweep nearby Richar Family bases, and placed bounties on the family's members.
• Zhao Longteng said the other Legions were pressuring the United Government but offering little practical help, while the Lotus Cloud Merchants' Association was cutting ties with the Richar Family.
• Zhao Longfei welcomed the turmoil in the Yan Character Legion, while Qin Siyang worried that the Safe Zone was descending into chaos.

Zhao Longfei asked Qin Siyang and the others whether the Zhao Family should delay its plan to eliminate the Richar Family after the Yan Character Legion declared war. While everyone else favored waiting, Qin Siyang argued that the Zhao Family should act decisively before the Yan Character Legion’s unity collapsed into infighting.

• Zhao Longteng explained that Yan Budong had left no clear successor and that his children might soon fight over control of the Yan Character Legion.
• Zhao Longfei asked Zhao Sifang, Gu Yunpeng, Hu Chan, Chu Baxing, and Qin Siyang for their views on whether to attack the Richar Family.
• Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng advised delaying the operation, while Hu Chan cited the strength of the Three Harmonies Church and Chu Baxing expected his father to stay out of the conflict.
• Qin Siyang urged the Zhao Family to wipe out the Richar Family immediately, arguing that the Yan Character Legion’s campaign was driven by temporary pressure and that Yan Budong’s children would soon turn to infighting.
• Qin Siyang warned that some of Yan Budong’s children might secretly seek the Richar Family’s support, making it harder for the Zhao Family to act later.

Qin Siyang persuaded the gathered leaders to strike the Richar Family while it was vulnerable, arguing they could destroy its branches in the Merchants' Association and the Church despite its influence in the United Government. When Zhao Longteng said the family would prioritize saving the Three Harmonies Church, Hu Chan panicked about what that meant for him.

• Chu Baxing questioned why Yan Budong's children would seek support from their father's killers, and Qin Siyang explained their rivalry over inheritance and power.
• Qin Siyang argued that the Richar Family's Merchants' Association, Church, and United Government branches were all under pressure, making it dangerous to let the family recover.
• Qin Siyang proposed crushing the Richar Family, then offering its members a chance to surrender and serve the victors.
• Qin Siyang explained that the United Government could not shelter the Richar Family if its power in the Merchants' Association and Church was uprooted.
• Qin Siyang warned that the Richar Family might concentrate its remaining strength in one branch, and Zhao Longteng predicted it would choose the Three Harmonies Church.
• Hu Chan froze and panicked when he heard that the Richar Family would prioritize preserving the Three Harmonies Church.

Qin Siyang gave Hu Chan the titan reed inner leaf fragments he needed and then began eating foul-smelling doom octopus remains to grow stronger. The stench drew Zhao Sifang and Wen Shu to his door, where Zhao Sifang accused him of cooking shit.

• Qin Siyang promised Hu Chan the materials he needed to treat Yu Ziying and agreed to provide them that night.
• Zhao Longteng said he would arrange a meeting with Chu Xiaoang and Gu Weirong to put the plan to eliminate the Richar Family into action.
• Qin Siyang and the others ate dinner at the Guesthouse, and Hu Chan later received the titan reed inner leaf fragments from Qin Siyang.
• After returning to his room, Qin Siyang opened a Storage Box and swallowed a piece of doom octopus remains despite its horrid smell and taste.
• Zhao Sifang and Wen Shu traced the stench to Qin Siyang's room, and Zhao Sifang asked if he was cooking shit to eat.

After Qin Siyang woke, Zhao Longfei told him that a three-pronged assault had devastated the Richar Family and divided its survivors among surrendering forces, the Bright Sun Merchants' Association, and the Three Harmonies Church. The chapter ended with Kav inviting Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei to dinner at Nanrong University's restaurant that night.

• Qin Siyang slept through the night after worrying that the Doom Octopus carcass would make his room smell.
• Zhao Longfei told Qin Siyang that the Yan Character Legion, Chu Character Legion, and Zhao Family had attacked the Richar Family, wiping out more than seventy percent of its Merchants' Association branches.
• The Richar Family abandoned its weaker members and resources, while some survivors surrendered to Zhao Longfei's side, others joined the Bright Sun Merchants' Association, and the remaining elites went to support the Three Harmonies Church.
• Qin Siyang learned that Kav, the District Chief of Area No. 7, had neither surrendered nor joined the Three Harmonies Church.
• Zhao Longfei told Qin Siyang that Kav had invited them to dinner at Nanrong University's restaurant that night and had specifically requested Qin Siyang's attendance.

Hu Chan learned that the Three Harmonies Church had grown dramatically stronger and agreed with Jin Shengyu to prepare a joint attack on Area No. 75. Qin Siyang was still sleeping until Li Tianming pleaded for help, and he reluctantly got up to go to class.

• Hu Chan argued with Jin Shengyu over their failed plans against the Three Harmonies Church, then agreed to coordinate an attack with him.
• Jin Shengyu explained that Dibaxi had become the new Buddha Robe Guardian after killing Salari and seriously wounding Chris.
• Hu Chan and Jin Shengyu agreed to wait up to a week for Chris to recover before gathering their fighters and attacking Area No. 75.
• Hu Chan showered and went to class despite having spent the night handling calls.
• Qin Siyang decided to skip Li Tianming's class and keep sleeping, but Li Tianming begged him to come save him from being exposed.
• Qin Siyang reluctantly got out of bed and headed to class.

Li Tianming taught his first lesson on advancing along the path of the believer, then forced Qin Siyang to answer a question about why the Church lagged behind university professors. Qin Siyang suggested there was a better method than devotion, but Hu Chan interrupted him before he could explain further.

• Qin Siyang asked Li Tianming to cover for him during class, but Li Tianming called on him to answer a question.
• Li Tianming explained that advancing along the path of the believer required Sequence Potions, skill, and devotion to a god.
• Hu Chan asked why the Church's strongest members were weaker than university professors, and Li Tianming asked Qin Siyang to respond.
• Qin Siyang argued that devotion might not be the most effective method and said a better way to advance must exist.
• Hu Chan accidentally interrupted Qin Siyang with his Lie Detector, and Qin Siyang used the interruption as an excuse to sit down.
• Chu Baxing berated Hu Chan for turning on his Lie Detector.

Li Tianming taught the class about the ranks and limits of the Path of the Believer, while Qin Siyang fielded questions about its mysterious phantoms. After class, Qin Siyang secured a break from the next lesson by giving Li Tianming a box of Doom Octopus corpses for research.

• Li Tianming explained how the ranks of the Path of the Believer affected advancement and strength, and the students wondered how Qin Siyang had defeated powerful medium Gods.
• Gu Yunpeng asked whether the Path of the Believer had an end, and Qin Siyang speculated that it might lead to or involve the mysterious phantoms.
• Li Tianming continued teaching while Qin Siyang answered the students' questions, then Zhao Sifang explained the God-Worship Ritual and the Path of the Believer to Fu Wanli.
• Qin Siyang complained that the class had exhausted him and demanded to skip the next one, but Li Tianming initially refused.
• Qin Siyang gave Li Tianming a Storage Box filled with Doom Octopus corpses, and Li Tianming agreed to let him miss the next class.

Qin Siyang spoke with Ban Dingyuan about assassination attempts, rivalries, and Ban’s upcoming trip to fight Eastern Glory University’s third-years. Ban left campus still determined to challenge foreign opponents and wary of further attacks.

• Qin Siyang noticed that Ban Dingyuan wore a God-Hunting Artifact cap to conceal his face, and Ban said people had been trying to kill him since last year.
• Ban Dingyuan explained that he kept challenging famous prodigies to sharpen his combat skills because excelling made him a target regardless.
• Qin Siyang asked whether Shi Tao had attacked Ban, and Ban said they got along despite competing over resources.
• Ban Dingyuan told Qin Siyang he was heading to Eastern Glory University to fight its third-years after finding its second-years unimpressive.
• Ban Dingyuan discussed the Richar Family and District Chief Kav, then said he fought Westerners especially hard because of their insults and attacks.
• Qin Siyang wished Ban Dingyuan a safe trip and reminded him to stay cautious, and Ban pulled his cap down over his face.

Qin Siyang reflected on Southern Glory’s peaceful first-year class and met District Chief Kav at dinner, where Kav revealed he wanted to pledge allegiance. The chapter ended with Zhao Longfei realizing Kav had addressed his offer to Qin Siyang, not the Zhao Family.

• Qin Siyang thought about Ban Dingyuan’s standing among the second years and the relative peace in his own class.
• Yu Gu received a notice that the bounty on Ban Dingyuan had increased, and Qin Siyang worried about the assassination threat.
• Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei met Kav for dinner at Nanrong University’s cafeteria.
• Kav explained that his family had abandoned him and said he was planning for his own future.
• Kav asked Qin Siyang to accept his allegiance, startling Zhao Longfei.

District Chief Kav explained why he had chosen to pledge allegiance to Qin Siyang rather than cooperate with the Zhao Family. He left Zhao Longfei stunned as he declared that he would be the first prominent figure to take orders directly from Qin Siyang.

• Kav told Qin Siyang that he intended to pledge allegiance to him, shocking both Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei.
• Kav said Governor Jonathan had urged him to help Qin Siyang, and that he had since watched Qin Siyang’s actions through informants at Nanrong University.
• Kav explained that he valued Qin Siyang’s potential, fairness, and existing strength, and resented how the Richar Family had discarded him.
• Kav rejected Zhao Longfei’s suggestion that he merely wanted cooperation and affirmed that he would take orders from Qin Siyang.

Kav offered to join Qin Siyang and proposed uncovering the Reincarnation Church branch at Xuanxuan Clothing City to secure Chen Zhongming’s promotion as District Chief of Area No. 7. He revealed that he planned to use the investigation’s credit to become Governor of State No. 12, avoiding the Gu Family’s reach in District 2.

• Kav offered to serve under Qin Siyang, but denied that he wanted to retain his position as District Chief of Area No. 7.
• Kav argued that Chen Zhongming lacked the credentials to become District Chief soon and claimed he could secure Chen’s promotion by exposing a heretical cult.
• Kav revealed that he had located a Reincarnation Church branch at Xuanxuan Clothing City, a Gu Family business outside Zhao Longfei’s surveillance.
• Kav explained that investigating the cult would earn him political credit and let Chen share the achievement and take over as District Chief.
• Kav told Qin Siyang that he planned to become Governor of State No. 12 after offending the Gu Family, since the post was vacant following his cousin Dibaxi’s resignation to join the Three Harmonies Church.

Kav explained why he wanted to become Governor of State No. 12, and Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei agreed to support his plan. After Kav revealed the Reincarnation Church’s presence in Area No. 7, they arranged a raid on the Gu Family for the next day, while Zhao Longfei suspected the hidden branch was pursuing a major objective.

• Kav explained that transferring to State No. 12 would let him rebuild his connections and support Qin Siyang, and Qin approved the plan.
• Zhao Longfei asked how Kav learned about the Reincarnation Church, and Kav said Dadowa had captured a Deceiver and obtained information from him.
• Kav proposed raiding the Gu Family the next day, and Zhao Longfei agreed to inform his brother while arranging covert support.
• Qin Siyang gave Kav the locked Storage Box containing Dadowa and the others’ bodies, and Kav thanked him before leaving.
• Zhao Longfei recalled that neither Qiu Yu nor her superior knew about the Area No. 7 branch, and concluded the Reincarnation Church was planning something major.

Zhao Longfei and Zhao Longteng prepared to investigate the Heretical Cults, while Qin Siyang returned to the Guesthouse and learned Gu Yunpeng had killed another spy. Qin Siyang planned to accompany Kav the next day and confirmed Gu Yunxuan would not be at the Clothing Mall.

• Zhao Longfei told Zhao Longteng he had agreed to Kav's request to wipe out the Heretical Cults, and Zhao Longteng planned to question Gu Weirong while keeping him occupied.
• Qin Siyang returned to the Guesthouse and mistakenly accused Gu Yunpeng of seducing and abandoning the woman beside him before learning she was a spy named Xiao Li.
• Gu Yunpeng explained that Xiao Li had planted Poison Gas Capsules in the hallway and that he had killed her; the group noted Fu Wanli had attracted three spies in one week.
• Qin Siyang gave Chu Baxing, Hu Chan, Gu Yunpeng, and Zhao Sifang Storage Boxes containing Doom Octopus corpses, and Hu Chan gave each of them a Tier Three [Bouncing Sock].
• Qin Siyang declined to hunt Gods with the group the next day because he planned to accompany Zhao Longfei and Kav to the Clothing Mall, and he learned Gu Yunxuan would be elsewhere.

Qin Siyang joined Zhao Longfei and the Area No. 7 district chiefs in a raid on Xuanxuan Clothing City, where an explosion exposed the presence of cultists. He intercepted two escapees underground, but his ambush failed when he discovered they were experienced believers, and the fight continued.

• Qin Siyang rode with Zhao Longfei to Xuanxuan Clothing City's headquarters, where Kav and Chen Zhongming led inspectors inside.
• An explosion shook the building, and Kav ordered the perimeter units to apprehend the cultists.
• Zhao Longfei sent Qin Siyang underground to intercept two people escaping through a tunnel.
• Qin Siyang concealed himself in the tunnel and attacked two figures, only to discover his punches had struck illusions.
• A tall enemy attacked Qin Siyang with a tentacle covered in black bone spikes, and Qin Siyang dodged while preparing to fight back.

Qin Siyang killed two Sequence Ability Users who had attacked him in Area No. 7, using the Lizardfish to stop one man's regeneration and Feast Kingdom to catch the other. After Zhao Longfei called to ask why he had not returned, Qin Siyang angrily cursed at him.

• Qin Siyang used Wu Yu's sequence-analysis ring and learned that the tall man's strength exceeded sequence level five.
• Qin Siyang shattered the tall man's tentacles, then used the Lizardfish to stop his Flesh Reconstruction and killed him.
• The short man, Zou Yuan, fled, but Qin Siyang caught him with Feast Kingdom and trapped him inside the Spatial Artifact.
• Zou Yuan tried to persuade Qin Siyang to spare him, but Qin Siyang said he was protecting the Zhao Family and beat him to death.
• Zhao Longfei called Qin Siyang impatiently, and Qin Siyang cursed at him after hearing him call the attackers lackeys.

Qin Siyang told Zhao Longfei that he had killed Zou Yuan and another Reincarnation Church leader, prompting Zhao to explain Zou Yuan’s connection to Beirong’s four-year-old disappearance. After recognizing the second corpse as someone he had searched for years, Zhao took it and demanded that Qin name his terms.

• Qin Siyang told Zhao Longfei that he had killed Zou Yuan, a lecturer from Northern Glory University, and another main force of the Reincarnation Church.
• Zhao Longfei explained that Beirong had been shut down four years earlier and most of its faculty and staff had disappeared, raising the possibility that some survived under assumed identities.
• Zhao Longfei said Northern Glory University had once been exceptionally powerful and questioned how Zou Yuan, a minor lecturer, could have survived when so many others vanished.
• Qin Siyang showed Zhao Longfei the tall man’s corpse, and Zhao recognized him as someone he had searched for throughout the Safe Zone.
• Zhao Longfei took the corpse and told Qin Siyang to name his terms.